Schaffhause, D. (2010, December 1). It's time to trust teachers with the internet: a conversation with meg ormiston. Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/12/01/its-time-to-trust-teachers-with-the-internet-a-conversation-with-meg-ormiston.aspx?sc_lang=en
In “It’s time to trust Teachers with the Internet” Dian Schaffhause is interviewed with question that basically ask for the truth on white social networking sites such as facebook are being blocked in schools. I found it very interesting that she revolves her answers around the fact that teachers are not aware of social networking sites. She continues that if teachers knew how to incorporate these websites into their curriculum there wouldn’t be this problem. The issue is not being seen from the aspect of protecting children but rather seeing a way that students can learn with websites such as facebook and youtube. YouTube contains so much good stuff, but the argument also arises that with so much good there is so much bad and that is where teachers are losing control. Teachers fall behind on technology that they are unable to keep up and find it easier to have these websites blocked, but rather it is the students who are suffering because we are taking away an aspect of learning. If a teacher knew these websites very well then these websites would not be blocked because Teachers can incorporate them into the learning part of the classroom environment.
Q1: Do you believe that this article is the real reason these websites are blocked from school?
A1: I am not going to question Dian Schaffhause because she see's things around these issues that i don't. However, I believe that the real reason facebook is blocked on campuses is that these social networks can be used for non learning and seen more as a distraction father than learning.
Q2:Do you agree that trusting teachers is a valuable excuse for blocking websites such as facebook?
A2: I don't agree that trusting teachers for blocking facebook and other websites like this should be blocked. pornography sends a wrong message to students, but facebook doesn't. facebook disrupts students learning and anything disrupting learning needs to be blocked.
Q1: Do you believe that this article is the real reason these websites are blocked from school?
A1: I am not going to question Dian Schaffhause because she see's things around these issues that i don't. However, I believe that the real reason facebook is blocked on campuses is that these social networks can be used for non learning and seen more as a distraction father than learning.
Q2:Do you agree that trusting teachers is a valuable excuse for blocking websites such as facebook?
A2: I don't agree that trusting teachers for blocking facebook and other websites like this should be blocked. pornography sends a wrong message to students, but facebook doesn't. facebook disrupts students learning and anything disrupting learning needs to be blocked.
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